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KILAUEA VOLCANO

Latest Eruption: 6March2011

Background Information
 * Located in Hawaii, adjacent to Mauna Lao Volcano.
 * In the hotspot.
 * World;s most active volcano, and has erupted 34 time since 1952.
 * Kilauea is a shield volcano that rises 4,901 feet above sea level. Shield volcanoes have a gradual slope to the top where the lava spews forth and spreads outwards.

Prediction
 * Ground tilt has been measured daily for 27 years in the Hawaiian Volcano Obeservatory,Hawaii National Park
 * Identify the eruption patterns
 * Seismometers used to pinpoint earthquakes which track the rise of magma and its movement along fissures
 * Satellite Data
 * United States Geological Survey has been helping alongside Hawaiian Volcano Obervatory

Mitigation
 * Living far away from the volcanoe(especially since it is very active)
 * Avoid developing downhill from rift zones
 * Devise a way to direct lava around the city
 * Warning systems are in effect and are widely publicized as it is essential to give nearby people as much time as possible to evacuate
 * Good escape route
 * Design structures for the effect of the ash
 * Building's air-handling unit to be able to shut off the units and cover all vents so ash does not get in

Appropriate Responses


 * American Medical Response sites to provide aid
 * Hazard Evaluation and emergency response office